Unofficial apple announcenent of RSS issue
i found this post at http://maba.wordpress.com/2006/09/01/macbook-shutdown-solved-at-last-hopefully/ and thought it was pretty interesting and gave me a small glimpse of light at this BIG problem we all have. it looks like sites like this are starting to put the pressure on apple. on a side note, i found that the shutdowns do happen less when i use my cooling pad, an ok temporary band-aid to the problem. hopefully this post is trustworthy source, a real apple insider.
# Apple insider Says:
September 5th, 2006 at 6:03 am
We currently have large number macbooks at the depo, Apple has recalled all the heat sinks that were produced. We expect a new part to be announced on Sept. 12th, and it to ship with in two weeks after the announcement.
We expect everyone to have to get the new heat sink, we have found that the firmware upgrade helps slow down this issue. We apologize for every one starting out the school year. Rest assure we are doing everything with our engineers and suppliers to fix this issue ASAP. We value all our customers, you are the most important thing to our company. For those who canâ??t wait, you are welcome to send your units in, and then call our agents daily to expedite a replacement unit. If you replace your macbook, please makesure to apply the firmware upgrade ASAP after getting it.
If the heat sink was not bad enough we also have no logic boards coming in for the macbooks. The new model is now in production and is taken 100% of the allotted time we get. Once again we apologize, but we expect to be back in production as soon as we get our batch completed.
September 5th, 2006 at 10:05 am
Interesting. If this is really the case, looks like my MacBook will be at the repair center for a long time still…
I can’t seem to find this article on appleinsider.com though! The last post is for
Monday, September 4th, 2006
[Apple to roll-out iTunes movies and 'one more thing']
September 5th, 2006 at 1:53 pm
New Model ?? This is a New MacBook ? or a current MacBook with revised heat sink ??
September 5th, 2006 at 5:14 pm
I can’t confirm it on http://www.appleinsider.com. Is this true? I think not!
September 5th, 2006 at 5:30 pm
I’ve searched and searched and can’t find the above article — on Apple Insider or anywhere else. In fact, there is not mention whatsoever of RSS anywhere on the Apple Insider website. Perhaps the posting was credited to the wrong source?
September 5th, 2006 at 6:10 pm
here’s the site i found it on http://maba.wordpress.com/2006/09/01/macbook-shutdown-solved-at-last-hopefully/
you can also find it at digg.com (a really cool news site) just look up macbook shutdown its one of the hot stories
September 5th, 2006 at 9:50 pm
The grammar and spelling is terrible, and the level of writing is generally bad. I say its fake.
September 6th, 2006 at 1:45 am
Sounds logical to me. Explains it all pretty well I think. Takes a couple of months to burn through insulation then can be in almost permanent contact when cold or only when expands enough to contact. Problem solved I hope.
September 6th, 2006 at 2:21 am
Although it sounds really nice and I’d really like to believe it, the spelling and grammar is way off and I too cannot find any post like it anywhere (including the link provided). I’m skeptical (although I’m feeling fairly skepical about any RSD fix at the moment). So Sick of Shutdowns!!!
September 6th, 2006 at 2:25 am
is this post a translation from a German post?
September 6th, 2006 at 12:14 pm
This thermal expansion concept looks like a good explanation but unfortunately it is not in line with my experience of the shut downs.
http://techpaedia.com/apple/2006/09/05/random-shutdown-possible-cause/